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Researchers have discovered that old elliptical galaxies can form from intense star formation in early galaxy cores. This ...

Researchers have identified the birth sites of massive elliptical galaxies, providing new insights into their formation which ...

"Our findings take us closer to solving a long-standing mystery in astronomy that will redefine our understanding of how ...

NASA's SPHEREx observatory is set to launch in February 2025, aiming to uncover secrets of the universe's past, including ...

Astrophysics breakthrough: new evidence unravels the mystery of how massive elliptical galaxies form, shedding light on their ...

Galactic collisions billions of years ago likely forged the universe’s largest star systems, scientists have discovered.

The Frontier supercomputer's calculations provide a new foundation for simulating the universe's conventional physics, but ...

Collisions between heavy ions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) create quark–gluon plasma, a hot and dense state of matter ...

A newly discovered galaxy, nicknamed "Firefly Sparkle," offers an unprecedented early glimpse at a galaxy formation similar ...

It's the first time that scientists have witnessed clumps of stars assembling to form a galaxy like our own Milky Way and ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young galaxy dating to the early universe - called Firefly Sparkle because ...